Jeremiah 10:12

Translations

Modern

The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

Traditional

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Literal

He has made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom, and by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.

Latin

Qui facit terram in fortitudine sua, præparat orbem in sapientia sua, et prudentia sua extendit cælos:

Original

Hebrew

English

The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

Notes

Jeremiah 10:12

Jeremiah said that the Lord uses power, wisdom, and understanding to create and sustain the world.

Jeremiah 10:12–16

This stanza strongly affirms God's nature.

Jeremiah 10:1–16

This poetic passage criticizes idol worship and affirms the unity and majesty of the one true God. It is not a logical discussion of divinity in nature or a detailed statement about God's attributes. Instead, it is a poem about the foolishness of worshiping idols that the worshipers have made. It includes strong affirmations of faith that clearly declare who God is.

Jeremiah 10:1–25

This poetic passage has three parts:

A contrast between the Lord and pagan idols (Jeremiah 10:1–16)
A reflection on the destruction awaiting idol worshipers (Jeremiah 10:17–18, 19–22)
A prayer asking God to act with restraint in the coming judgment and to ensure the pagan nations do not go unpunished (Jeremiah 10:23–25).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah God’s Uniqueness The Creation Wisdom

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Job 9:8
He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
Proverbs 3:19
The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
Isaiah 40:22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
John 1:3
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
Psalm 24:2
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Colossians 1:16
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
Jeremiah 51:15–19
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Isaiah 45:12
It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
Zechariah 12:1
This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
Psalm 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
Psalm 146:5–6
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Body Book of Jeremiah Goldsmith Jeremiah (Person) Power

Topics

Earth: Created by God God: Creator God: Knowledge of God: Power of God: Wisdom of God: Works of Heaven: Physical Heavens, Creation of Idolatry: Folly of Power of God in the Creation The Power of God: Exhibited in Creation The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in His Works

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